# Ghorewahi Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Ghorewahi

Ghorewahi is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 401 households**, the 30th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 401households
- 82.2%literacy
- 144201PIN code

## Ghorewahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghorewahi is 144201.** Ghorewahi falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144201
- Gram panchayatGhorewahi
- Community development blockBhogpur
- Census village code030571

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghorewahi from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhogpur (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghorewahi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorewahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghorewahi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 454 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghorewahi

Of every 100 households in Ghorewahi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ghorewahi · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**26%

Tap water ****18%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**33%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghorewahi?

■ Ghorewahi · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**881

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 77.5% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 286 (47%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II

- Nandanpur2,022 people
- Kalianpur2,008 people
- Dhaliwal1,974 people
- Lambra1,969 people
- Bhagwanpur1,900 people
- Bullowal1,801 people
- Chhotapind Alias Barapind1,799 people
- Dhirpur1,799 people

[All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghorewahi?144201
- How far is Ghorewahi from Jalandhar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorewahi?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorewahi in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorewahi?82.2% (Census 2011)
